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2:31:56*: The Rosie Ruiz Scandal
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:13:49
Publish Date: 2014-01-04 10:00:00
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(Esther) How did an unassuming office assistant from New York fool her way to the winners' circle of the 1980 Boston Marathon? The first major cheating scandal in long-distance running had nothing to do with drugs or endorsement deals, but with the shameless moxie of a woman whose journey into cheating infamy was probably more accidental than intentional.
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